"Hah! She dares." Yue Tong sneered. "Just you wait. I'll go take her fox head myself."
Yue Tong used the moon as her blade, and in an instant, a crescent saber appeared in her hand.
Wielding the saber, she started to rush off to settle scores with Bi Ran.
"Senior." Li Shuang hurriedly pulled her back.
Yue Tong stopped, demanding fiercely, "Are you coming with me?"
Li Shuang was rather exasperated.
These people's temperaments were truly cast from the same mold as Senior Xue Luo's.
She said, "Senior, have you ever considered why the Green-Eyed Fox clan would teach them the Dance of Divine Abandonment?"
Yue Tong sneered again. "To humiliate my Moon-Patterned Fox clan, of course!"
Li Shuang had no choice but to rephrase her question. "Then... how did they come to know the Dance of Divine Abandonment?"
How did they know it?
Yue Tong froze, then it suddenly dawned on her!
The Dance of Divine Abandonment was simply the Ritual Dance, performed in reverse.
Then…
The logic was simple.
The person who taught them the Dance of Divine Abandonment must have mastered the Ritual Dance!
The Moon-Patterned Fox clan had fallen into such a tragic state because they had lost their heritage.
And yet.
Their heritage had ended up in someone else's hands!
No, no, no, no.
Perhaps…
The loss of the Moon-Patterned Fox clan's heritage was a conspiracy from the very beginning!
That Bi Ran probably had other schemes in mind.
"I'll go capture her right now and torture her!" Yue Tong sneered, about to charge off again.
Li Shuang felt a wave of exhaustion as she once again held Yue Tong back. "Senior, they just said that they dance in the center of Moon Lake every time. Why don't you go take a look first and see what trickery is afoot there!"
"Otherwise... even if Bi Ran is no match for you, what if the entire Green-Eyed Fox clan swarms you? The three Supremes just granted us the boon to walk freely. Killing a single Bi Lang might be defensible, but if you directly kill the chief of a major clan, who knows how the three Supremes will react!"
"Since Bi Ran is plotting against the Moon-Patterned Fox clan, we might as well expose her scheme. That way, when we do act against the Green-Eyed Fox clan, we will be justified."
Li Shuang reasoned.
Yue Tong glanced at Li Shuang.
Humans were so troublesome…
They actually cared about being justified…
What need was there for justification? Just fight!
However…
Yue Tong reconsidered.
She was just one person. The Green-Eyed Fox clan was an entire population. She might not actually be a match for them.
"If the sky falls, we have the boss to hold it up! Yue Ning, you don't need to be so timid! Just wait, I'll get the boss to come help." Yue Tong's mind spun, and she came up with a new idea.
Li Shuang suddenly felt even more exhausted.
But she figured it would be fine to let Xue Luo stop Yue Tong, so she said no more and just waited patiently.
After Yue Tong sent the message, Xue Luo's voice came through unexpectedly fast.
"What? The Green-Eyed Fox clan dares to be so audacious! I'm on my way. We'll slaughter the entire Green-Eyed Fox clan together!" Xue Luo's voice was incomparably arrogant.
Li Shuang was speechless.
Wait a second.
Didn't they seem to have a plan before?
As it turned out…
Their supposed high-profile act was just… being high-profile?
Hold on. Li Shuang thought back and realized that when they were devising their strategy earlier, it was basically Teng Ling and Yin Xiao who did all the talking.
As for the others... it seemed like all they thought about was fighting and killing!
Now that Senior Teng Ling and Senior Yin Xiao weren't here, they were about to let themselves run wild!
"Wait!" Li Shuang couldn't help but interject. "Slaughtering the Green-Eyed Foxes is a small matter, but the three Supremes are already wary of Senior Xue Luo. If you act without reason, I'm afraid the whole purpose of this trip can be declared a failure!"
Yue Tong paused, looking somewhat dejected. "Then what do you propose we do?"
Feeling mentally drained, Li Shuang still patiently explained, "Senior, please go and inspect the situation at Moon Lake first. Afterward, we can think of a way to expose Bi Ran's actions. Once what she has done is brought to light, the three Supremes will have to give an explanation. After all, Senior Xue Luo's combat power is not to be underestimated."
Yue Tong understood. "We can cause a scene, but we need to find a reason first. Is that what you mean?"
Li Shuang nodded in relief.
Yue Tong muttered, "Fine, fine, fine, I'll hold back for now. Yue Ning, wait here. I'll be right back."
She wanted to see for herself just what secrets this Moon Lake held.
Yue Tong left in a hurry.
The remaining Moon-Patterned Foxes stared wide-eyed at Li Shuang.
They had been dumbfounded by the conversation.
That senior had spoken of killing Bi Ran! Who was Bi Ran? The chief of the Green-Eyed Fox clan, a super-expert at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage.
Could someone like that be killed just by saying so?
This younger lady was terrifying too.
What had she just said? "Slaughtering the Green-Eyed Foxes is a small matter..."
That... was a *small matter*?
And the person they had spoken with earlier had been even more audacious, talking about annihilating the entire Green-Eyed Fox clan.
"You don't need to worry. Senior will be back soon," Li Shuang reassured them.
The crowd of Moon-Patterned Foxes agreed, their hearts trembling with fear.
They... had no other choice.
Yue Tong returned quickly.
When she came back, she was holding a slate with a rubbing, and her face was ashen with rage!
"Senior, did you discover something?" Li Shuang couldn't help but ask.
Yue Tong let out a cold laugh, grinding her teeth. "There is a high platform on Moon Lake. And at the bottom of the lake, beneath the platform, an array has been secretly set up!"
"This array! It's aimed entirely at our Moon-Patterned Fox clan!"
"First, she tricks the Moon-Patterned Foxes into performing the Dance of Divine Abandonment, then she slowly plunders their Lunar talent! Such a scheme is nothing short of malicious!"
Yue Tong once again felt the urge to kill.
But this time, she suppressed it and asked Li Shuang, "What should we do now?"
Li Shuang pondered for a moment, then said, "In that case, let's blow this matter wide open! Doesn't she love to watch dancing? Then let's have Senior Xue Luo step forward and invite the leaders of the major demon clans to come here and enjoy a nighttime dance performance."
A thoughtful expression appeared on Yue Tong's face.
"Senior, for now, teach them the true Ritual Dance. This array is designed to absorb Lunar power. The Dance of Divine Abandonment allows the person behind the scenes to obtain the Lunar power that the Moon-Patterned Foxes have forsaken. But what if tonight... they perform the Ritual Dance?"
Li Shuang said slowly.
The mastermind first needed to trick the Moon-Patterned Foxes into renouncing their talent before they could secretly absorb it.
If...
The Moon-Patterned Fox clan directly performed the Ritual Dance, and the Lunar Star, responding to its worshippers' prayers, saw the existence of such an array, how would it react?
"Good, good, good." Yue Tong understood now, and she began to clap. "Your idea is indeed more satisfying!"
"To prevent the Lunar power from being insufficient to destroy the array, I will also join you tonight," Li Shuang said.
"With you there, it'll be foolproof!" Yue Tong chuckled.